Card table top



May 19,1959 P; A. PAGNoTfA CARD TABLE TOP Filed Aug. 23, 1957 INVENTOR. PAsQuALE A. PAc-i-NOTTA United States Patent CARD TABLE TOP Pasquale A. Pagnotta, Pennington, NJ. Application August 23, 1957, Serial No. 679,906 7 Claims. (Cl. 311-106) vent inadvertent or accidental displacement by wind forces of cards or objects placed thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide a card table top especially designed for outdoor use wherein means are provided for shielding cards place on the top from annoying gusts of Wind so that cards placed on the top will rest securely thereon.

A further object of this invention is to provide a card table with peripheral means for deflecting wind from the playing surface of the board.

A still further objcct of this invention is to provide a card table top with peripheral means for deflecting cur rents of air away from the surface of the board, together with receptacle means for holding cards not in play.

This invention contemplates, as a still further object thereof, the provision of a card table top of the top described supra, the top being of non-complex construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and durable in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention will become more evident from a consideration of the following specification when read in the light of the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a card table having a top constructed in accordance with the teachings of the instant invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the card table top illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, detailed, cross-sectional view taken substantially on the horizontal plane of line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is an enlarged, detailed, cross-sectional view taken substantially on the linclined plane of line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is an enlarged, top plan view of one of the card retaining receptacles; and,

Figure 6 is a detailed, cross-sectional view taken substantially on the horizontal plane of line 6-6 of Figure 5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, reference numeral 10 designates, in general, an outdoor card table constructed in accordance with this in ention. The table 10 is seen to comprise a substantially rectangular table top 12 having a continuous peripheral trim flange 14 secured thereto by conventional means. Table legs 16 of conventional design have the upper ends thereof secured to the corners of the table top 12 by any desired means usually employed for such purposes.

As is clearly seen in the drawing, the table top 12 has a dished out or arcuately shaped upper surface 18 the depth of which increases from the periphery thereof towards its center. However, the surface 18 of the table top 12 at the central portion thereof curves upwardly at 18 to form a substantially rectangular boss 20, the upper end of which terminates in a flat surface disposed in the plane which includes the upper surface of the trim flange 14.

Employing the center of the rectangular boss 20 as a reference point, it is seen that the table top 12 is provided with four radially spaced substantially rectangular bosses 24 somewhat smaller than the boss 22. The four sides of the bosses 24 are provided with upwardly curved arcuate surfaces 18" (see Figure 3), and the upper ends of each of the bosses 24 terminate in surfaces disposed in the aforementioned plane (see Figure 4):.

Referring now more specifically to Figures 1 and 2, it is seen that each of the bosses 24 have their respective arcuate sides extending parallel to the four sides of the trim flange 14, as also does the central boss 20, and that the bosses 24 are disposed adjacent the perimeter of the table top 12 at substantially equal distances of the corners thereof.

Each of the bosses 22, 24 is provided with a card or object receiving and retaining receptacle 26, 28, respectively, which are of identical construction with the exception that the receptacle 26 has somewhat larger dimensions. Consequently, a description of one of the receptacles 26, 28 will be understood to comprise a description of the others.

Referring to Figures 5 and 6, the receptacle 26 is seen to be substantially rectangular in configuration and includes a base or bottom wall 30 from which verticaliy project side walls 32 disposed at right angles with respect to one another. are arcuately shaped at 34 the curve thereof comprising a continuation of the curvilinear plane of the surfaces 18' or of the curvilinear surfaces 18", as the case may be.

Assuming that the receptacles 26, 28 are disposed in place on their respective bosses 20, 24, card hands may be dealt into the receptacles 28 and the balance of the card deck, if any, may be placed in the receptacle 26. Air currents passing over the table 12 will impinge against the curvilinear surfaces 18, 18 and 18" thereof. and will be guided upwardly above the receptacles 26. 28 by the curvilinear surfaces 34 thereof.

It should also be noted that the major force of air currents passing over the trim flange 14 or the marginal edges of the table top 12 skirns thereacross without making contact with the cards placed on the arcuately shaped plane surface 18 so that only a low pressure air stream will strike thereagainst, the force of the latter being insufficient to disturb the cards so placed (see the air cur rent direction arrows shown in Figure 3).

While the table top described and illustrated herein has been set forth as being substantially rectangular in configuration, it will be understood that the table top may have any geometric configuration without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.

Having described and illustrated in detail one embodiment of this invention, it will be understood that the same is offered merely by way of example, and that this invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A table having a substantially solid top, said top having an inwardly extending arcuately shaped upper surface converging from all sides of said table towards the center thereof, and said top having a plurality of bosses integrally formed therewith and disposed at spaced intervals adjacent the periphery of said table, each of said bosses having arcuate side walls forming continuations of the arcuate upper surface of said top.

2. A table having a substantially solid top, said top having an inwardly extending arcuately shaped upper surface converging from all sides of said table towards The outer surfaces of the side walls 32 j trally disposed boss integral therewith, said boss having arcuate side walls forming continuations of the arcuate upper surfaceof said top, and a plurality of bosses disposed in spaced relation relative .toeach other, said last named bosses being positioned adjacent the sides of said table top, and said last named bosses having arcuate side walls forming continuations of the arcuate upper surface of said top.

'3. A table having a substantially solid rectangular top, said top having an inwardly extending arcuately shaped upper surface convergingfrom the sides thereof, said top having a substantially centrally disposed integrally formed rectangular boss projecting therefrom, said boss having arcuate sides forming continuations of said arouately shaped upper surface, an integrally formed boss projecting from said top adjacent each respective side thereof, said last named bossesfhaving arcuate side walls forming continuations of said arcuately shaped upper surface, and said bosses each having an end surface thereof disposed in a common plane.

4. A table top as defined in claim 3, wherein said top has secured thereto around the sides thereof a continuous trim flange.

5. In combination, a table and a plurality of receptacles therefor, said table having a substantially solid rectangular top, said top having an inwardly extending arcuately shaped upper surface converging from the sides thereof, said top having a substantially centrally disposed integrally formedrectangularboss projecting therefrom, said boss having arcuate sides forming continuations of said arcuately shaped upper surface, an integrally formed boss projecting from said table adjacent each respective side thereof, said last named bosses having arcuate side walls forming continuations of said arcuately shaped upper surface, said bosses eachhaving an end surface thereof disposed in a common plane, and said receptacles having a substantially rectangular configuration including a substantially rectangular bottom wall having a plurality of side walls projecting laterally from one side thereof, said side walls being disposed at substantially right angles with respect to one another, and said receptacle side walls having arcuately shaped outer surfaces forming continuations of the 'arcuately shaped sides of said bosses, said receptacles being supported on said ends of said bosses.

6. A table comprising a substantially rectangular solid top, said top having an inwardly extending arcuately shaped upper surface converging downwardly from the sides thereof, said upper surface of said top having a plurality of rectangular boss members slopingly projecting upwardly therefrom, and said boss members compris ing bases for a like plurality of substantially rectangular receptacles. 1

7. A table as definedin claim 6 wherein said receptacles comprise a substantially rectangular base portion and upwardly projecting side members, the outer surfaces of said side members diverging from said base portion to the open end of said receptacle, and said slope of said outer surfaces of saidside members is continuous with said slope of said .boss members.

References Cited in the -fi1e of this patent -U-NIT-ED STATES PATENTS Hunzinger June 26, 1894 

